Central America is the world's most dangerous region to live in (July 11, 2019)
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Murder rates are far higher than armed conflict casualties worldwide, according to the newest United Nations' Global Study on Homicide. And Central America is the world's most dangerous region to live in -- homicide rates rise in some “hotspots”, to 62.1 per 100,000 people. The global average is 6.1 per 100,000 people, and the average in the Americas is 17.2 -- the highest recorded in the region since reliable records began in 1990. The total number of murders in the Americas, 173,000 in 2017 was also the highest in the world – 37 percent of the global total in a region that accounts for only 13 per cent of the world’s population.
Central America is the world's most dangerous region to live in (July 11, 2019)
Central America is the world's most dangerous…
Central America is the world's most dangerous region to live in (July 11, 2019)
Murder rates are far higher than armed conflict casualties worldwide, according to the newest United Nations' Global Study on Homicide. And Central America is the world's most dangerous region to live in -- homicide rates rise in some “hotspots”, to 62.1 per 100,000 people. The global average is 6.1 per 100,000 people, and the average in the Americas is 17.2 -- the highest recorded in the region since reliable records began in 1990. The total number of murders in the Americas, 173,000 in 2017 was also the highest in the world – 37 percent of the global total in a region that accounts for only 13 per cent of the world’s population.